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Taulia today have announced it has expanded its global capabilities. Now available in 12 languages and 50 currencies, Taulia is already widely available across Europe and North America and now the company is expanding to Asia with the addition of simplified Chinese to its platform. continue reading…

I’ve heard more reasons why not to use supply chain finance than I’ve heard good reasons to use it. The problem appears to be that those advocating it are the sales people. They would say that wouldn’t they? And those arguing against it are the accountants and treasury managers – and they’re the “experts”.

What we don’t get to hear is a real example of what it can deliver.

Until now. continue reading…

Today, we’re delighted to welcome a guest post from Lars Rolf Jacobsen – Financial Solutions Manager at Tradeshift.

Size matters. Throughout history, it has always been the case that the bigger company in a relationship has all the power. And financial transactions are no exception to this rule.

But the rise of the internet has leveled the playing field in some aspects of business. Now, any small company can use Skype to communicate for free with suppliers and buyers across the world. Whole workforces can be recruited and managed through the web, meaning that talent is cheaper and easier to control. And with e-commerce, any company can market and sell a product to a global audience. continue reading…

Let’s get something straight at the outset. I’m not about to suggest that users of e-invoicing networks will want to use them to play Farmville. But what I can see is that the transactional platforms will become free to use as service providers offer other value added services and I want to explain why. continue reading…

It been just 12 months since Taulia secured their B round funding of $8.5 million. Their leadership team arrived in Silicon Valley only months before and this week I caught up with their CEO Bertram Meyer, to take stock of what has been a remarkable year and to look ahead at what 2012 will look like. continue reading…

Ready for the new year, Patrick Harbin has published and amazing 50 ways to reduce costs in accounts payable.  They say about new year’s resolutions that you should ensure they are achievable so for those that think 50 major change management  programs in one year – that’s 1 per week – is a little too much, you might want to consider the first 5 because we think the first 5 are the best 5. continue reading…

Taulia have announced today that they have opened offices in the United Kingdom and, their press release says, they are bringing their “comprehensive suite of products to European organisations and expanding its services and operations for existing customers. In addition to the new offices, Sebastian Chilvers has joined Taulia as European Sales Director and will help accelerate the company’s growth in the regional market.” continue reading…